The House on Tuesday afternoon approved a motion to go to conference on legislation that would help fund the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) through 2014.
The House quickly approved the motion by a voice vote, then named House conferees to the bill, H.R. 658. The two parties have gotten closer to a final deal for a long-term extension of FAA funding, and are expected to reach a final bill by mid-February.
House conferees from the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will be Chairman John Mica (R-Fla.), Tom Petri (R-Wis.), John Duncan Jr. (R-Tenn.), Sam Graves (R-Mo.), Bill Shuster (R-Pa.), Jean Schmidt (R-Ohio), Chip Cravaack (R-Minn.), ranking member Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.), Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), Jerry Costello (D-Ill.) and Leonard Boswell (D-Iowa).
Conferees from the Science, Space and Technology Committee will be Chairman Ralph Hall (R-Texas), Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) and Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas).
Conferees from the Ways and Means Committee will be Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.), Pat Tiberi (R-Ohio) and ranking member Sandy Levin (D-Mich.).
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